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Interleukin-6-174-genotype, sepsis and cerebral injury in very low birth weight infants.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2006
Göpel W, Härtel C, Ahrens P, König I, Kattner E, Kuhls E, Küster H, Möller J, Müller D, Roth B, Segerer H, Wieg C, Herting E
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We investigated the association between the interleukin 6 (IL-6)-174-genotype and unfavorable outcomes in preterm infants since it has been reported that the IL-6-174GG-genotype is associated with increased susceptibility to sepsis, and the IL-6-174CC-genotype is more common in preterm infants wi...
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